Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	22.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2H (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140819
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '17 at 00:36
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G3240-$51 10,752 User benchmarks, average bench 50% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Memory 71.1 1-Core 90.4 2-Core 181 65% 114 Pts	4-Core 180 8-Core 178 24% 179 Pts	64-Core 181 11% 181 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 360 1,727 User benchmarks, average bench 21% XFX(1682 7360) 2GB CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	22.2% Poor	Lighting 26.9 Reflection 30.6 Parallax 32.3 22% 29.9 fps	MRender 26.9 Gravity 23.9 Splatting 31.5 23% 27.4 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 23%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hitachi HTS547550A9E384 500GB-$60 23,997 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 272GB free Firmware: JE3AD70F Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 184 184 34359738368 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 11342 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 27 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 5777 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 94 94 10973 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 1 (C0) Power-off retract count 92 92 6811818131544 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 71 71 292623 (C2) HDA temperature 253 253 197568954388 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 92 92 40 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 27 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (FE) Unknown 41 41 15358	24.3% Poor	Read 73.2 Write 11.6 Mixed 19.4 26% 34.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 0.33 4K Mixed 0.17 45% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 24.3% Great: 50%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: MS1OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 143 143 67 (03) Spinup time 128 128 12896698546 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1292 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 115 115 34 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2505 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 931 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1314 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1314 (C2) HDA temperature 240 240 146029936665 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	76.2% Very good	Read 135 Write 131 Mixed 158 107% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.66 4K Mixed 0.18 70% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5773CH0-CH9 0714 U3A4G93-16GBHP2B00 6GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	30.9% Below average	MC Read 8 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 10.2 30% 10.5 GB/s	SC Read 7.4 SC Write 9.6 SC Mixed 9.4 25% 8.8 GB/s	Latency 98.9 40% 98.9 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 32%

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Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2H

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	447x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	336x
Core i3-4170Intel $59Bench 57%, 48,178 samples	123x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	235x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	143x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	118x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	77x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	51x
A400 120GBKingston $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	41x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	53x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	38x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	32x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $237

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16